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April 2006 Amanda Davis - winner at the 1st Annual University Wide
Graduate Student Symposium
Graduate Student Awards and Opportunities
Sebastian
Award for outstanding Plant Biology Teaching Assistant College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Outstanding TA Award
College of Agriculture
and Life Sciences Professional Development Workshop
University
Graduate Student Association Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant Award
NC State Graduate School Nancy Pollock Thesis and Dissertation Awards
NC State Preparing the Professoriate program
North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture TA award
Conference of Southern Graduate Schools Electronic Thesis and Dissertation
NC Clean and Beautiful Fellowships
Additional websites for students
Graduate Fellowship Opportunities Funded through NC State
http://www.fis.ncsu.edu/grad_fellows/applfund.html
Graduate School Funding Information Site - National:
http://www.fis.ncsu.edu/grad_fellows/national.html
Research/travel support from the American Society of Plant Taxonomy.
http://www.aspt.net/
Research/travel support from the American Botanical Society.
http://www.botany.org/newsite/awards/
Research/travel support from the American Society of Plant Biology
www.aspb.org
Travel, best poster awards from American Society of Gravitational and
Space Biology
http://asgsb.indstate.edu/
Research and travel support from American Society of Cell Biology
www.ascb.org
Travel support for Maize Genetics Conference
http://www.maizegdb.org/maize_meeting/
Research support from the NC Space Grant Research Scholarship Program http://www.mae.ncsu.edu/spacegrant/fs/s1/
Sebastian Award
Purpose: To recognize outstanding Plant Biology graduate Teaching Assistants
Deadline: Early April
Nominations: Plant Biology Awards Committee
Criteria: Open to students who have taught multiple semesters and preferably multiple courses and have excellent teaching evaluations
Awards: Up to $500, usually one nominee
Selection: Plant Biology Award Committee with input from faculty
Recent Awardees2005 – Kristen Rosenfeld
2004 – Larissa Knebel
2003 - Chad Jordan
2002 - Jeffrey Coker
2000 - Isaac Bruck
1999 - Susan Langley/Karen Stamen
1998 - Catherine Clark
1997 - Hemyat Ullah
CALS Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award
Website: http://harvest.cals.ncsu.edu/index.cfm?showpage=276&awardid=138
Purpose: To award teaching excellence by MS or PhD student in any CALS
Dept.
Deadline: Late February
Nominations: Chair, Plant Biology Awards Committee
Criteria: Teaching effectiveness, academic scholarship, dedication, professional development
Application: Letters from faculty, teaching portfolio
Awards: Up to 3 awards for $1000 each
Selection: CALS Graduate Studies Committee
Former Plant Biology recipients
2005 - Kristen Rosenfeld2003 - Chad Jordan
2002 - Jeffrey Coker
Kenneth R. Keller Thesis Research Award
Web site: http://harvest.cals.ncsu.edu/index.cfm?showpage=290
Purpose: To reward outstanding PhD research by student from any CALS Dept.
Deadline: End of January
Nominations: Chair, Plant Biology Awards Committee
Criteria: Outstanding
thesis research
Awards: Up
to 2 awards for $1000 each
Selection by: Keller Award Committee of outstanding CALS faculty researcher
Plant Biology recent recipients:
2004 - Matt Parrow
2002 - Jill Stevenson
2000 - Steve Nagar
CALS Professional Development Workshop.
Web site: http://harvest.cals.ncsu.edu/index.cfm?showpage=558
Purpose: Three-day off-site workshop to enhance the professional development of Ph.D. students
Deadline: End of May
Nominations: Ad hoc committee composed of Dept. Head, Director of Graduate Programs, and Chair of the Plant Biology Awards Committee
Criteria: Nominees
must be PhD students who have been on campus for at least 1 year,
and preferably 2 years, with at least one year remaining before completion
of their degrees.
Plant
Biology recipients:
2006 – Megan Rothenberger, Sang Yoon Lee
2005 – Robert Holmes, Elizabeth Rueschhoff
2004 – Alexander Krings, Amanda Davis
2003 – Jeffrey Coker, Kristen Rosenfeld
2002 - Chad Jordan, Chuanzhu Fan
2001 – Larissa Knebel, Matt Parrow
2000 – Isaac Bruck, Ravisha Weerasinghe
1999 – Kirsten Nielsen, Alexa McKerrow
1998 – Joe Chiera, Susan Langley
Web site: http://ugsa.ncsu.edu/
Purpose: To recognize outstanding graduate TAs (lab and/or classroom)
Deadlines: Late February
Nominations: Plant Biology Awards Committee. Maximum of 2 nominees
Criteria: Must
have taught at least 2 semesters and be graduate student in good standing
Awards: Recognition
plaque for all nominees, $200 for winners award
Selection: UGSA TA Awards Committe
Plant
Biology nominees and recipients
2006- Emily Habinck, Wenheng Zhang
2005 – Chad Jordan, Kristen Rosenfeld, Kris Callis
2004 – Jeffrey Coker, Chad Jordan
2003 – Kristen Rosenfeld, Chuanzhu Fan
2002 – Chad Jordan, Larissa Knebel
2001 - Issac Bruck, Jeffrey Coker
Web site: http://www.fis.ncsu.edu/grad_fellows/Pollock.html
Purpose: Recognition for outstanding graduate student research benefiting NC
Deadlines: Varies. Often in May
Nominations: Through Plant Biology Awards Committee to College
Criteria: Research
must have had impact on both NC economy and quality of life. Nominees
must have received their degrees in the Summer or Fall of previous
year, or Spring of current year.
Awards: $1000
for outstanding PhD thesis, $500 for outstanding MS dissertation
Selection: Graduate
school selects from College nominees
Plant Biology Winners:
2005 - Jeffrey Coker (PhD), Kristen Rosenfeld (MS)
Preparing the Professoriate
Web site: http://www.fis.ncsu.edu/grad/ptp/
Purpose: Professional development for students interested in an academic
career
Deadline: Near the end of March
Nominations: Department Head with input from DGP, BAC and other faculty.
Awards: Ten doctoral students will be selected to participate through a
university-wide competition. These students receive a $2,000 stipend for the year.
Selection by: Graduate School
Plant Biology participants
2006 – Elizabeth Rueschhoff
2005 – Kristen Rosenfeld
North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture Graduate Teaching Award
Web site: http://www4.ncsu.edu/~jmoore/NACTA/
Purpose: To recognize graduate students who excel as teachers in the agricultural disciplines in classroom instruction.
Deadline: Early March
Nominations: By individual NACTA fellows or via Plant Biology Awards Committee
Criteria: Teaching philosophy, support from faculty member, evaluations by students, faculty, administrators, and peers, be a graduate student in good standing, minimum of 1 year teaching experience and member of NACTA
Award: Invitation to national meeting, recognition plaque
Plant Biology recipients
2003 – Jeffrey Coker1997 – Mary Lehman
Conference of Southern Graduate Schools – Electronic Dissertation and Thesis
Web site: http://www.csgs.org/edtmtheawd.htm
Purpose: To recognize outstanding thesis and dissertation utilizing IT
Deadline: End of September (for previous academic year)
Nominations: Botany Awards Committee who submit nominee to Graduate School
Awards: $500 plus plaque
Selection by: Graduate school sends NCSU nominee to CSGS who adjudicate
Plant Biology recipients:
2005 - Kristen Rosenfeld
NC Clean and Beautiful FellowshipsPurpose: Enhance NC environment
Deadline: Late January for abstracts. Mid-February for completed applications
Nominations: Director of Graduate Programs with input from faculty
Criteria: Graduate student with high academic standing; demonstrate leadership capability, intellectual aptitude, independent thinking, civic-mindedness. strong communications skills, personal integrity, motivation, and high moral character; be involved in research related to solving problems challenging North Carolina’s environmental health; be a full-time student; have at least one full year of study/research remaining at NCSU; be willing to participate in screening and interview process; have not previously been interviewed by the Selection Committee; be a US citizen preferably and could remain in North Carolina to teach or work; be willing to be an environmental ambassador for North Carolina.Award: $5000 from NCCBF with $5000 Departmental matching.
Plant Biology recipients
2005 – Caitlin Elam
2001 – Larissa Knebel